Boyd scored 18 points and Caldwell added 16 to help the Bears (8-1) beat Northwestern 71-65 on Monday in Evanston, Ill., sending the Wildcats (6-4) to their fourth straight loss.

"This was a game we can take a lot away from," Cal head coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. "I really credit Northwestern coming off some injuries and some rough games. Their spirit was up, they executed, they played well, and the crowd was phenomenal."

The game, which started at 11 a.m. CST was played in front of 4,958 fans, largely from Chicago area schools, and the vocal crowd made it difficult at times for the Bears.

"This is exactly why you schedule games like this," Gottlieb said. "To be on the road in a tournament-like atmosphere and have to respond to adversity."

MEN

Santa Clara 72, Cal Poly 64:

Marc Trasolini had 24 points and seven rebounds as the host Broncos improved to 9-2 for the first time since the 1988-89 season. ... The Mustangs (4-5) got a double-double (22 points, 10 rebounds) from Chris Eversley.

#3 Syracuse 72, Detroit 68:

Jim Boeheim became the third Division I men's coach to reach 900 wins as the host Orange (10-0) won in the Gotham Classic. ... Boeheim, 68 and in his 37th year at his alma mater, is 900-304. Mike Krzyzewski (936) and Bob Knight (902) are the only other men's Division I coaches to win that many games.

#12 Missouri 102, South Carolina State 51:

Salesian-Richmond alum Jabari Brown, playing in his first game since Nov. 17, 2011, when he was a freshman at Oregon, scored 12 points for the host Tigers (9-1).

#21 UNLV 62, UTEP 60:

#22 Notre Dame 74, IPFW 62:

Pat Connaughton scored 18 points, more than twice his average of 7.9 points, and added six rebounds and five assists for the host Irish (10-1).

Portland 69, CS Bakersfield 51:

Ryan Nicholas had 21 points and nine rebounds for the host Pilots (5-6).

NOTES

Duke advanced one spot to replace Indiana at the top of the Associated Press' Top 25, drawing closer to UCLA's record for most No. 1 rankings. This is the 123rd week Duke has been No. 1, 11 weeks behind UCLA. Butler beat the Hoosiers 88-86 in overtime Saturday. ... Stanford remained atop the women's poll for the fifth straight week, getting 22 first-place votes. Connecticut received 16.